Abstract This study aims to advance understanding of social workers’ perceptions of the circumstances necessitating and preventing the placement of children with disabilities (CwDs) in institutions. This retrospective study involved thematic analyses of one focus group (n = 7) and semi-structured individual interviews (n = 12). Participants included social work professionals with experience providing welfare services for CwDs and their families. In effort to prevent separation of CwDs from their families, results suggest a need for continued monitoring of deinstitutionalization of CwDs alongside increased availability, accessibility, and quality of childcare, alternative child welfare and family support services.

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克罗地亚残疾儿童的制度化：社会工作者的观点

摘要 本研究旨在促进社会工作者对需要和防止将残疾儿童 (CwD) 安置在机构中的情况的看法。这项回顾性研究涉及对一个焦点小组 (n = 7) 和半结构化个人访谈 (n = 12) 的主题分析。参与者包括具有为 CwDs 及其家人提供福利服务经验的社会工作专业人士。为了防止 CwDs 与其家人分离，结果表明需要继续监测 CwDs 的去机构化，同时增加儿童保育、替代儿童福利和家庭支持服务的可用性、可及性和质量。